Map and its features

What shows the list of symbols and their meaning?

• Latitude

• Prime Meridian

• Legend (Key)

• Bird's Eye View

What are pictures in the map key called?

• symbols

• signs

• objects

• letters

The _________________ tells us what the map is about.

• cardinal point

• title

• scale

• legend

Click on ALL of the correct answers. The four cardinal directions are

• north

• northeast

• south

• east

• west

What direction is opposite of west on a map?

• north

• south

• east

• south west

A map _________ has symbols in it to identify objects on a map.

• rose

• section

• key

• symbol

Maps can

• tell us how to get from one place to another.

• show us everything from the entire Earth to a city block.

• all of the above

True or False: A map legend or key tells us what the different symbols on a map stand for.

• true

• false

How many picnic tables are in the park?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What makes everything smaller on the map so we can easily see the whole world

• legend

• scale

• compass rose